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Length/Distance | Convert from pie [Texas] to vara [California] |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (pie [Texas]) The pie is a traditional foot of Spain. The pie equals 1/3 vara or 12 pulgadas. In Texas, 1/3 vara is 11 1/9 inches or 28.22 centimeters. Unit Definition (vara [California]) Vara is an old Spanish and Portuguese unit of length. Varas are a surveying unit that appears in many deeds in the southern United States, and varas were also used in many parts of Latin America. It varied in size at various times and places; the Spanish unit was set at about 835.9 mm in 1801. At some time value of 33 in (838 mm) was adopted in California, and 33 1/3 inches (847 mm) in Texas.
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